With Mirra, Benedicte Maurseth takes the audience into the life and annual cycle of the wild reindeer on the Hardangervidda plateau. The music follows the animal through the seasons – from winter and spring, via summer grazing, to autumn and new winter.
The starting point is Norwegian folk music, with repetitive patterns and an open, listening expression. Sounds from the wild reindeer themselves are woven into the music, giving the concert a distinct sense of landscape and nature.
Mirra is the follow-up to Hárr (2022), which won the Nordic Music Prize. In 2025, Mirra was named the best album of the year in Vestland by Bergens Tidende.
The concert is part of the tour scheme The Musical Main Road (West Norwegian Jazz Center), and is arranged in collaboration between Førdefestivalen and Jølster Jazz Club.
